Chapter 927 Ji Zi Juan: You, a student, are not simple!
Neither Qi Yongtai nor Zhang Huaichang mentioned the emperor's attitude towards Wang Ziteng, but they both knew the emperor's current thoughts.
Wang Ziteng has been in charge of the Jingying Jiedushi for many years, and his connections in the Jingying are deep-rooted. It cannot be cleaned up in a short time. Now that the Supreme Emperor is still here, the emperor cannot clean up the Jingying in a drastic way. He can only slowly add sand. Now if Wang Ziteng's Denglai army is allowed to go north to Ji Town, the emperor will really be on pins and needles.
In addition, there is also Niu Jizong who is in charge of Xuanda. Let’s not mention Datong, but Xuanfu Town has always been a place deliberately managed by the two governors from Wang Ziteng to Niu Jizong, which shows that the two attach great importance to this place in the capital.
If from Xuanfu to Jizhen, and then to the capital camp in the capital city, there are shadows of Prince Teng and Niu Jizong, this is absolutely unacceptable to the emperor.
Replacement of Li Chengliang was partly because the emperor was worried that Li Chengliang and Prince Yi Zhong were getting too close, but he was so anxious that he could not find a suitable candidate until Feng Tang appeared.
"Brother Huaichang, if Wang Ziteng cannot go to Ji Town, the emperor will not agree." Qi Yongtai sighed, "When we integrated the forces of Dengzhou Town and Laizhou Town, we originally wanted them to mainly consider the construction of the naval fleet. Thinking that Wang Ziteng did the opposite, misappropriating military funds to build the Denglai Army, which made Shen Yourong jump on it, but now the deal is done, what can be done? He still needs to send it to Yongping Mansion, isn't this even more distressing to the emperor? Blocking?"
"Then we shouldn't let this Denglai army stay in Shandong and become a burden!" Zhang Huaichang also realized the shortcomings of his idea and shook his head, "Chengfeng, once Nurhachi and Lin Dan Batur join forces, or rather With the tacit understanding, Liaodong is in danger, and the imperial court cannot be helpless and wait for death!"
Qi Yongtai does not care about military affairs, but as the elder of the cabinet, he also has the responsibility to plan for major events that affect the overall situation of the imperial court.
“What does Brother Huaichang mean?” Qi Yongtai asked.
"Whether Yongping Prefecture or the Liaoxi Corridor is destroyed, it will greatly affect the subsequent stability of Liaodong. I still think that the defenses of Ji Town, Daning, and Ningyuan should be strengthened, but the Liaodong Army cannot be deployed. Their side We need to respond to Jianzhou Jurchen attacks at any time." Zhang Huaichang said slowly: "How about transferring part of the Beijing camp to Jizhen?"
Qi Yongtai's eyes lit up, this was a good idea, but he immediately shook his head, "Brother Huaichang, these people in the Beijing camp have been in the capital for too long to be honest. Although the annual military inspection exercise is like that, But after going into battle, especially against the Mongols, I guess even the Ministry of War and the generals in the Jingying camp are not sure about their performance, and the people in the Jingying camp are probably not willing to go to Jizhen, right?"
Zhang Huaichang was a little angry, "Chengfeng, this one doesn't want to go, and that one doesn't want to go, so what is the purpose of raising troops for the imperial court? Is it such a huge expense to raise a bunch of trash? The border troops can guard the border for many years. Without any complaints, they just left the town for a temporary trip, but then they couldn’t do anything anymore?”
At this time, Qi Yongtai began to doubt Zhang Huaichang's purpose of coming to him.
It is not far to transfer part of the border troops to Ji Town. As long as they are promised huge profits, they may not be able to coax these gentlemen. As for how they perform in Ji Town, it is secondary, and they can play some role. Overall, the Beijing Camp drills over the past few years have been pretty good.
If he was really crippled by the Mongols, maybe the emperor would be happy to see it happen.
If Zhang Huaichang came here with instructions, then this matter can be considered.
Qi Yongtai did not want to get involved in the Tian family's fight for the heir, and I believe Zhang Huaichang did the same. However, there is no doubt that the Northern scholars were not very interested in Prince Yi Zhong. In comparison, Yi Zhong Prince Zhong's impression among Jiangnan scholars was much better than that of Emperor Yonglong, who was not interested in poetry.
In this case, it is said that people cannot help themselves when they are in the arena, so they cannot avoid these.
"Well, I understand what Brother Huaichang means. I will talk to Jingqiu and Zishu and listen to their opinions." Qi Yongtai finally nodded, "But in the end, it still depends on the emperor, the chief minister, and Daofu. Attitude."
Hearing Qi Yongtai mention Li Sancai, Zhang Huaichang couldn't help but snorted.
In addition to Zhang Jingqiu, the minister of the Ministry of War, he was also the censor of Zuodu. However, in the end, it was Li Sancai who succeeded him. Li Sancai was regarded as a traitor to the northern scholars, so Zhang Huaichang had an impression of him. Very poor.
"Chengfeng, that disciple of yours is causing a lot of noise in Yongping Mansion. Zhu Zhiren is hiding behind the scenes and not showing up. I originally planned that if Yongping Mansion doesn't improve again this year, next year the Beijing Inspector will suggest to the Ministry of Civil Affairs that Zhu Zhiren's body should be kept as a vegetarian. The guy was dismissed, but after Feng Ziying left, this guy seemed to be quite cooperative. The Yongping gentry who invaded military households and farmland were tormented by the two of them. Many people have come to Beijing for activities. I don’t believe it. Come to your door?"
Zhang Huaichang's words made Qi Yongtai smile, "Brother Huaichang, since the Procuratorate has known about it for a long time, why didn't you send the censor earlier?"
"Humph, where doesn't this happen? It's just a difference in degree. Zhu Zhiren's bones are a little softer and his temper is gloomy. As long as there is someone who dares to fight and charge, he must have a backer to cooperate with him. Well, he can also do something. Isn’t it appropriate for Feng Ziying to go?”
Zhang Huaichang sighed. He had also learned about the situation in Yongping Mansion. The censor who went down had already reported the situation, which was basically in line with expectations.
"Yongping Mansion is known as the No. 1 Mansion in Jingdong. It connects Liaodong and central Beijing, and is the throat of our northern region. It really can't cause trouble. But I also heard that Yongping Mansion is not peaceful. I'm afraid it's not just the gentry. There are problems in many aspects, but some evil gentry among this group of gentry are really suspected of being scheming."
“As long as you don’t cause any trouble for me.” Qi Yongtai rubbed his temples, “I thought he would be more at peace after he left the capital, but I didn’t expect that his reputation in the capital city would become even greater now...”
"It's not necessarily a bad thing for a young man to let him go out and have more adventures. Severe diseases require strong medicine. Yongping Mansion has been rotten for so many years and should have been cured long ago. You had the responsibility when you were in the Ministry of Officials." Zhang Huaichang was not polite.
"Okay, okay, now that my student is gone, can it be considered as atonement?" Qi Yongtai was helpless. A small Yongping Mansion, where he could understand at any time as a minister of the Ministry of Personnel, but it is indeed reasonable to say that he is responsible. .
"I also heard that he brought together the Shanshan-Shaanxi Chamber of Commerce and the Guangdong Iron Merchants to build a large-scale construction project in the government. The Yuguan Port to the south of Shanhaiguan is under construction in full swing. Does he plan to put the first port of Northland in Yuguan? ? This is a good idea. If Yuguan opens a port, the entire Yongping Prefecture and the Liaoxi Corridor will benefit a lot."
Zhang Huaichang really became interested when it came to this matter, which was directly related to the rise and fall of his hometown.
Qi Yongtai knew that Feng Ziying had made a series of big moves in Yongping Mansion, mainly mining and smelting iron. However, when opening Yuguan Port, he only mentioned that he wanted to find a suitable terminal for future exports, but he really did not expect that it would be opened. Yuguan Port.
He still knows the location of Yuguan. It is close to Shanhaiguan and is an important traffic pass. Moreover, it is right under the nose of Shanhaiguan. How can Jizhen easily agree? Even if he is Feng Tang's son, I'm afraid he won't be able to save face.
Seeing that Qi Yongtai was also a little confused, Zhang Huaichang smiled proudly and said, "Chengfeng, it seems that you don't know enough about your student. You are not a simple student."
Qi Yongtai was a little confused. There was something in this picture of Huaichang, "Brother Huaichang, why did you say this?"
"Haha, opening the mine can add a lot to the Jieshen treasury. The Ministry of Industry is happy, and the Emperor likes it. The smelting of iron and steel, as well as the export of iron materials and various ironware and iron parts, can also increase a lot of business taxes. Zhu Zhiren and the Ministry of Household are happy. , at least Zheng Boxiao doesn't need to go around for him as a fellow countryman in this year's assessment. The Shanshan Chamber of Commerce and others have made a lot of money. Naturally, these northern scholars want to help him cheer for him, not to mention his openness. Is the Haizhi strategy for the benefit of Jiangnan? Now it’s Beidi’s turn..."
Zhang Huaichang became more and more energetic and eloquent as he talked. He rarely had such a situation, but as he talked smoothly, he felt more and more that Feng Ziying was extraordinary.
This Qi Yongtai himself has an upright temperament, but he can actually teach such a versatile student, which has to be said to be an anomaly.
"The opening of Yuguan Port, with ships coming and going from north to south, has become a political achievement of Guandongxian's Zhongshu Ke. I heard that he is still actively contacting the Ministry of War and preparing to jointly set up a gun workshop in Lulong and the War Bureau. The Ministry of War only takes the dividends from dry shares, what a good thing? Zhang Jingqiu and Chai Ke can't wake up laughing? And he also used soldiers to wipe out a Mongolian horse thieves' internal den in Ji Town, and even the Ministry of Punishment is commending it... After this series of events, among the six departments, except for the Ministry of Rites and the Ministry of Officials, who didn't get any benefits, which one didn't praise him? Hehe, Chengfeng, I'm afraid you are not that capable, right?"
"As for Ji Town that you are worried about, haha, with the opening of Yuguan port, all incoming and outgoing materials will be landed from Yuguan. How much can be saved in the transportation of food, wages and military supplies in Ji Town and the Liaoxi Corridor alone? Let alone Ji Town and It is also convenient for Liaodong itself. Whoever disagrees, the Ministry of Revenue and the Ministry of War can pressure them to agree, and only fools will not agree! You are worried about the safety of Yuguan, but who will threaten Yuguan from the sea? Can Donglu learn to swim or build a ship? Or maybe Japan and North Korea are coming to attack Yuguan. Do you have the courage? What are you trying to do?"
The Ministry of War, the Ministry of Household Affairs, the Ministry of Industry, and the Ministry of Punishment were all happy, and the reputation of the northern scholars could also make a lot of money. Qi Yongtai was dumbfounded. He was still thinking about it carefully until after Zhang Huaichang left.
"Qi Gang, you go and send the note to the Chief Assistant. In addition, arrange for someone to go to Yongping and ask Ziying to come back." Qi Yongtai thought for a while, "Forget it, wait until tomorrow after the meeting. Go notify Ziying."
Asking for all kinds of support!
(End of this chapter)